#lofi / slacker rock

[setthephaserstorot]

1,299,999 people don't fw carseat headrest like I do

[shibarisaint]

I can't figure out which personality to pursue cause they all they all pertain to me at the same time

[doyoulikethisemoband]

[francium420]

my first album is out on bandcamp! it's a lofi mess but it's been a really great way to express things i couldn't express through my visual art

[nymclem]

Clementine’s Private Army - I Only Hear Your Voice in the Quiet Parts, OUT NOW!!!!!!!!

https://open.spotify.com/album/3pmpBMTXUhWsWwv6q6jw25?si=nQmgaww0QDSsytH6gaFHQQ

[ajvegarabbit]

this is an old demo i recorded nearly two years ago that i recently added a bass track to :p thinking of fully remaking it and a couple of other songs i recorded around the time and released as a little not-album... should i?

lyrics:

If you wanna embrace me You better not fucking chase me If you want to taste these lips You better respect me

I don't ask for a lot Oh my god, what a thought All I ask is some sense You better respect me

(Solo!)

If you wanna embrace me You better not fucking chase me If you wanna taste these lips You better respect me

[tinybloodmoon]

my first EP is out on bandcamp !! it's called "near light" and you can listen and download for free !!

[luuurien]

Yo La Tengo - This Stupid World

(Indie Rock, Noise Pop, Post-Rock)

The indie rock mainstay's latest album anchors them in the present and doesn’t try to obscure or alter your vision of it. This Stupid World is Yo La Tengo’s most unvarnished record to date, but the familiarity and safety of the trio’s bittersweet indie rock makes staring into darkness an invitation to fully inhabit the present.

☆☆☆☆☆

Few rock bands can still be making music together forty years in and still feel refreshed and reignited with each release, and Yo La Tengo have never ceased to let the world guide them to new truths. Through their open-ended indie rock where anything from bossa nova to noise rock can be a part of their storytelling, Yo La Tengo have the incredible ability to make their music relaxing and familiar even when the styles they play with have a tendency to create a barrier between you and the music, their heaviest moments shockingly comfortable to situate yourself in. It’s through their mastery of heartfelt indie rock they can make an album like This Stupid World such a beauty despite how they fight their way through tumbling post-rock jams and scraggly noise pop, Yo La Tengo reaching into the darkness to embrace what they have right now. Listlessness is at the core of This Stupid World, but Yo La Tengo succeed though knowing that their time together is precious nonetheless. Between winding avant-rock and plaintive folk excursions, This Stupid World welcomes extremity Yo La Tengo can then use to tell stories of stress, inescapable tragedy, and individual healing without losing the freedom and love their music prides itself on.

There are only really two kinds of songs in This Stupid World - immediate, noisy indie rock and contemplative folk/country tunes - but by keeping themselves in a solid spot between raucous noise pop and thoughtful meditations on the world around them, Yo La Tengo lets you disappear into their world while keeping your eyes on the road ahead. Sinatra Drive Breakdown pushes you straight into the band’s new muck, Georgia Hubley and James McNew locking in on a thick motorik groove as Ira Kaplan wrestles with guitar feedback and tumbling solo sections, the few moments Hubley and Kaplan sing together glimpses of human connection peeking through dread, Brain Capers and the title track near the album’s end further inducing a state of blissful anxiety where anger and fear reside within heavenly, mind-numbing shoegaze. When they lighten up on all the feedback and distortion, they welcome you into their arms through the regal country balladry of Aselestine or Apology Letter’s minimalist folk rock so that Kaplan can admit his own faults in a moment of prime Yo La Tengo bittersweetness, quiet moments between the foreboding day-to-day of Tonight’s Episode or Brain Capers’ mighty shoegaze where staring into the abyss feels just a little less lonely. As triumphant a return This Stupid World is for the band, it’s no different than anything they’ve released in their near four decades as a band together, Yo La Tengo speaking to the darkness of whatever’s going on around them at the time and inviting you to indulge in despair without feeling completely alone along the way.

Grief hangs over every minute of This Stupid World, but the band never point at anything too specific as the culprit: the surprise sadness that strikes Hubley while watching TV in Aselestine (“The TV's on / I see your face / …Cue applause I cry for us”), a desire for connection with lost loved ones in the weightless finale Miles Away (“Friends are all gone / Keep wiping the dust from your eyes”), the inability to look away from tragedy in Fallout (“I'd turn away, if only I could / I want to fall out of time / Hold back, unwind”); they’re all individual parts of a larger despondency with the world after spending so many years living in it and seeing what they love be both ripped away and slowly disappear in front of them. They’ve stood the test of time as a band, and This Stupid World is a reminder of what has made them such a monumental part of indie rock since the late ‘80s, how their music touches on broad feelings through specific imagery and thoughtful musicianship that can embrace the tougher edges of rock as much as it embraces the rawness of singer/songwriter music. It’s both Hubley’s comforting laugh as the ambiance of amplifiers fills up the first seconds of Aselestine and the maddening drones in the title track that are needed to make This Stupid World such a perfect collection of songs, Yo La Tengo comforting you into the darkness while holding close everything they love along the way.

Though it rarely feels like we’re getting any further from the chasm with each passing day, This Stupid World asks you to walk closer to it rather than run away. Tragedy is impossible to fully escape, and sometimes the best decision is to let it take you over so that the days after aren’t as hard. Whether they’re tangled in wiry, long-form anxiety rock or attempting to ease themselves with some of their lightest songs to date, This Stupid World is one of the most comforting commentaries on darkness in recent years that doesn’t sacrifice love in the face of disaster. They know what’s coming for them next, but that only makes the time they have together now more valuable, Yo La Tengo still doing what they love and capturing a blurry but essential picture of living with the depths slowly closing in on you. As heartbreaking as the world can be, we all have to keep living through it all.

[iamlisteningto]

my bloody valentine’s Isn’t Anything

[cowboy-tendencies]

Rock and Roll Night Club - Mac DeMarco

[nullhumanperson]

Obscure Album Review - Weatherglow - Weatherday & Asian Glow

I have very mixed feelings about this collaboration. Weatherday's album Come In is the most influential album I've listened to, as it kicked off my interest in music. On the other hand, while I do have respect for Asian Glow's work, it hasn't totally clicked for me. I did very much enjoy Cull Ficle, though I haven't felt the need to return to it much. It just doesn't pop as much as Come In does, if that makes any sense.

Both artists have been called in online spaces "the heralds of 5th-wave emo", which blends elements of shoegaze, noise-pop, and Lo-Fi/slacker rock with traditional emo sounds. This album delivers the same sounds as their breakout albums, just as noisy and as fuzzy as before. The whole album sounds like it was recorded on a 50$ microphone bought from Walmart, yet that's where the charm of the album comes from.

The first track, Melt a Bed has flowering instrumentals, yet feels lacking. The vocals seem to fall flat a bit, nothing really hits too hard.

The second track, clockwork has some of my least favorite vocals coming from Asian Glow, almost like they're a bit bored with the track. In addition, the background instrumentals don't do enough on the track to really pick it up.

The third track, Center seems to pick up the slack. The higher-pitched vocals coming from Sputnik are an excellent foil to the lower-pitched vocals. There are frequent changes in the pace of the track, something that I absolutely adore. Going from strained vocals to a short instrumental then a slower section keeps the track interesting and keeps the listener engaged.

The fourth track, late night stroll has some of Asian Glow's best vocals, paired with a crescendo of drums leads. One of the better tracks of the album.

The fifth and sixth tracks are both bangers, with catchy hooks and cooldown periods within the song to give the listener time to breathe.

Overall, while the first few tracks tend to be a bit weak, the second half of the album really picks up the pace and delivers some bangers. I'd recommend listening to it if you're a fan of either Asian Glow's or Weatherday's work, if you haven't listened to their work I'd recommend Come in by Weatherday, or Cull Ficle by Asian Glow.

[studentofetherium]

top 5 music genres?

this is really hard to settle down on... genre is really vague, inherently, and a lot of stuff i like can blend one or more genres, but i guess i'll say:

post-rock (godspeed you black emperor, toe, the world is a beautiful place & i am no longer afraid to die)

prog rock (yes, king crimson, jethro tull)

lofi/slacker rock (car seat headrest, noa mal, the microphones)

nightcore (maedasalt, plastic neesound, cyte)

indie folk (sufjan stevens, the mountain goats, bon iver)

there's a lot of stuff i like that isn't represented here! also this one isn't ordered because it's all vague anyway

[doyoulikethisemoband]

[francium420]

finally uploaded my music to youtube

[micromontage]

jazz record or da lofi slacker rock LP